linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] What are the goals for the architecture of an in-kernel IR system?

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Date:	Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:37:40 -0500
From:	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com>
To:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
Cc:	Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@...telmus.de>, awalls@...ix.net,
	dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, j@...nau.net, jarod@...hat.com,
	jarod@...sonet.com, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	maximlevitsky@...il.com, mchehab@...hat.com,
	stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de, superm1@...ntu.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] What are the goals for the architecture of an in-kernel IR 
	system?

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl> wrote:
> Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@...il.com> writes:
>
>> There are two very basic things that we need to reach consensus on first.
>>
>> 1) Unification with mouse/keyboard in evdev - put IR on equal footing.
>> 2) Specific tools (xmodmap, setkeycodes, etc or the LIRC ones) or
>> generic tools (ls, mkdir, echo) for configuration
>
> I think we can do this gradually:
> 1. Merging the lirc drivers. The only stable thing needed is lirc
>   interface.

Doing that locks in a user space API that needs to be supported
forever. We need to think this API through before locking it in.

> 2. Changing IR input layer interface ("media" drivers and adding to lirc
>   drivers).
> --
> Krzysztof Halasa
>



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Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@...il.com
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